Big Pine Creek Number 2 Dam

Big Pine Creek Number 2 Dam is a dam in Inyo County, Desert, California and has an elevation of 10,089 feet. Big Pine Creek Number 2 Dam is situated near the peak Temple Crag, as well as near Mount Gayley.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Temple Crag and Mount Sill.

Temple Crag

Peak

Photo: Justin at Flickr, CC BY 2.0.

Temple Crag is a mountain peak in the Palisades group of peaks of the Sierra Nevada with an elevation of 12,982 feet. The peak lies east of the Sierra Crest, between Mount Gayley and Mount Alice, straddling the drainages of the North and South Forks of Big Pine Creek.

Mount Sill

Peak

Photo: Jonathan Fox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mount Sill is one of the fourteeners of the Sierra Nevada in California. It is located in the Palisades, a group of prominent rock peaks with a few small glaciers on their flanks. Mount Sill is situated 2 miles southwest of Big Pine Creek Number 2 Dam.

Mount Gayley

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Mount Gayley is a 13,510-foot-elevation mountain summit located one mile east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Inyo County, California, United States. Mount Gayley is situated 1½ miles southwest of Big Pine Creek Number 2 Dam.

Big Pine Creek Number 2 Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Inyo County, California, United States of America
Location: Inyo County, Desert, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.12453° or 37° 7′ 28″ north

Longitude

-118.48524° or 118° 29′ 7″ west

Elevation

10,089 feet (3,075 metres)

Open location code

85934GF7+RW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 909083966

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

GeoNames ID

5328436

Wikidata ID

Q35696812

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In Other Languages

“Big Pine Creek Number 2 Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Big Pine Creek Number 2 6-011 Dam”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cienaga Mirth and Logging Flat.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Big Pine Creek Wilderness Ranger Camp and Glacier Lodge.

Inyo County: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Shoshone and Olancha-Cartago.

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